1978 – 2020 STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS 42 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE White shield, inc Geotechnical Environmental Civil Engineering 320 N 20th Avenue Pasco, WA 99301 1-888-882-1142 Table of Contents Section 1 General Information . Firm Profile Section 2 Geotechnical Engineering . Geotechnical Investigations & Foundation Analysis . Retaining Wall Systems Section 3 Environmental Services . Asbestos Abatement . Asbestos Surveys (AHERA Risk Assessments) . Hazardous Materials Surveys . Investigation/Remediation/Compliance . Lead Paint Abatement . Lead Paint Surveys (Risk Assessment) . Environmental Phase 1 & 2 Site Assessments . Remediation and Cleanup Projects . Underground Storage Tank Removals & Assessments Section 4 Geographical Information Systems Section 5 Civil Engineering Services Section 6 Key Personnel White Shield, Inc. is a professional services consulting firm established in 1978, and is active in providing Geotechnical & Environmental Engineering, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Hazardous Materials Assessments, and Environmental Consulting to a diverse client base of government and commercial interests. The company is a Native American-owned, Small Disadvantaged Business, and MBE/DBE certified in WA, OR, ID, ND, and MT. Pasco, WA Office Headquarters White Shield provides a wide range of professional services in support of the 320 N. 20th Avenue design and construction of various projects in the natural and built environment Pasco, WA 99301 throughout the Pacific Northwest region. Our experience includes an extensive Phone: (509) 547-0100 variety of engineering related services that have been provided to Federal, State, Phone: (888) 882-1142 and Local Agency governments, Tribal organizations, the banking and insurance Email: [email protected] industry, utility and communications industries, schools, colleges and universities, port districts and municipalities. Principal Stuart W. Fricke, President White Shield supports some of the largest and most complex projects in the [email protected] Pacific Northwest. We have provided services in support of Department of Energy projects at Hanford, Department of Transportation bridges and highways, Small Business Enterprise and Department of Defense Chemical Demilitarization. Our Professional MBE/DBE in WA, OR, ID, MT Engineers are registered in multiple states so that we can service our Federal Native American-Owned clients across a large geographic range. Our services include the following: Small Disadvantaged ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Business Asbestos Surveys Health & Safety Plans Phase I & II ESAs Feasibility Studies Industrial Hygiene Regulatory Compliance Licenses and Codes; Groundwater Well Installation Geographical Information (GIS) Remedial Investigations WA: Engineering Corp #369 Monitoring & Sampling Lead-based Paint Surveys SPCC Plans WA UBI: 600 272 279 Hazardous Material Surveys Litigation & Permit Support Subsurface Investigations DUNS: 09-724-2234 CAGE Code: 0DKT6 ENGINEERING SERVICES Road & Street Design Subdivisions Soil Investigations Federal Tax I.D. Retaining Wall Design Stream Bank Stabilization Storm Water Design 91-1019180 NPDES compliance Boat Dock Design Sewer System Design NAICS Codes: Water Supply Systems Foundation Design Parking Lots 541330, 541340, 541360, Geohazard Assessment Construction Monitoring Seismic Refraction Survey 541370, 541620, 541990, 562910, 237310, OUR CLIENTS US Forest Service Department of Energy Bureau of Indian Affairs Website: Indian Health Service US Army Corps of Engineers US Department of Defense www.whiteshield.com US Navy (NAVFAC) Bureau of Reclamation Federal Highway Administration Washington State DOT Oregon State DOT XTO Energy, ND Confederated Tribes of Confederated Tribes of MHA Nation, Fort Umatilla Res (CTUIR) the Colville Res (CTCR) Berthold Res, ND SECTION 2 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES Geotechnical Engineering Services White Shield Inc has been providing quality engineering services throughout the rural, forested, and metropolitan areas of the Pacific Northwest for over 40 years. Our geotechnical engineers are actively supporting our client’s development goals whether the project is a government installation, commercial development, industrial site, residential structure, or a recreational facility. Our professionals assist our clients with environmental and natural resource issues to bring them in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. We believe that these issues can be managed in a cost-effective and timely manner to the complete satisfaction of all stakeholders. Typical clients include site developers, tribal governments, school districts, federal state, and local municipalities, home owners, petroleum, and food products industries. Our engineering services include planning, design, permitting, environmental compliance, and construction phase services. Our engineering staff provides the following services: Geotechnical & Soils Investigation Storm Water Infiltration Seismic Refraction Surveys Retaining Wall Design Stream Bank Stabilization Forensic Investigations Rockery Wall Design Foundation Design Geologic Hazard Assessment Construction Monitoring Compaction Testing Groundwater Studies White Shield’s engineering staff has the knowledge and experience to handle the technical challenges associated with civil, geotechnical and environmental engineering requirements for a variety of developments or site improvements. Their individual areas of expertise are outlined in the following table. n s o Boring n Design n ly Systems & Pavement Environmental o p ridge Foundati & Vertical& Compliance Sewer Systems Civil Engineering Engineering Civil Site Development Foundati Years of Experience Storm Water Systems Water Sup Retaining Wall Systems tream Bank Stabilization S Geotechnical & Geological & Geotechnical Parking Lots Horizontal Permitting & Permitting Roads B and SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE Stuart Fricke, CAPM 30 President, Principal in Charge Michael Black, PE, Geotechnical, Civil, 35 Environmental Engineering Bill Rodgers, LG, LHG 37 Geologist/Hydrogeologist Ron Schalla, LG, LHG, LEG 35 KEY PERSONNEL KEY Geologist/Hydrogeologist Ben Staehr, PE 9 Geotechnical Engineer Geotechnical Engineering Geotechnical Investigation for the Proposed Washington State Penitentiary Building; KMB Architects for Washington State Department of Corrections. White Shield conducted a geotechnical investigation for a 20,000 SF Washington State Penitentiary (WSP), New Program and Support Services Building. The investigation included constructing 4 geotechnical borings, 3 each earth probe borings, soil classification, soil testing, and measurement of groundwater elevations. Our design recommendations include the allowable soil bearing pressures, cut and fill recommendations, sub-grade preparation, and seismic design information along with a site grading plan. Warm Springs Sunnyside Lagoon Study, Warm Springs, Oregon; Indian Health Service White Shield conducted a geotechnical investigation for a sewer lagoon system serving the Sunnyside community on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. The Indian Health service is assessing the existing two lagoons and planning for expansion with a third lagoon. We planned on performing three soil bores to 50’ depth at 2-inch diameter and constructed a piezometer to determine groundwater depth. Constant core was extracted at 10’ intervals and logged per ASTM D2488 and D5434, and sent to laboratory for analysis and classification per ASTM D2487-11. A report was prepared that includes the borehole logs, laboratory analysis, hydraulic conductivity, estimated static water levels, and a determination of groundwater gradients and flow direction. Moore Emergency Shoreline Erosion Along Naches River, Naches, WA; Mark and Lilly Moore. In this project, the Naches River seriously threatened the home of Mark and Lilly Moore due to continued bank erosion. White Shield provided a sufficient evaluation, design, report, drawing, and preparation of the regulatory forms to mitigate continued bank erosion, and at the same time keeping the costs low for the client. In the investigation process, interviews were conducted with the client and a government official to obtain historical information of the property. It was found that native soils rested below a manmade fill. This information, as well as other information obtained by surveying various aspects of the property, such as river behavior and the stream velocity at the home, led to the conclusion that a boulder structure bank protection system, consisting of very large boulders placed in spaced trenches some 25 ft on-center, would provide the mass to mitigate continued bank erosion. It was also recommended that a boulder riprap at least 2ft on a side and live bundled branches and limbs between the boulder structures would provide the most cost effective and environmentally effective means for protecting the property from erosion. Geotechnical Engineering Kenyon Zero Storage Geotechnical and Surveying, Pasco, WA; Kenyon Zero Storage Kenyon Zero Storage planned a new freezer storage project on Port of Pasco land on Industrial Way, Pasco Processing Center. The freezer measures approximately 250,000 square feet on 16.6 acres of land. WSI’s role in the project consisted of topographic surveys and geotechnical/soils engineering for initial site planning purposes. Although not the largest of Kenyon Zero Storages, this facility utilizes newer technology than the other facilities including a fully LED lighting system,